To the woman breastfeefing her 4 year old at the table at Wild Tomato...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who cares? Are you the same sort of b*tch who judges women for formula feeding? Why do you care?

Scientists think the natural age for weaning is between 2-7 years, btw. So 4 may not be common in the U.S., but it's within the realm of normal. Don't be so small-minded.

Simmer down please. If you READ OP's post, her gripe was with the lady whipping out her tit in an (obviously) crowded restaurant.

So, I'll be the b*tch that judges and says I BELIEVE it's completely gross and inappropiate to breastfeed a 4 year old. There...happy now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you know the kid was 4? My dd is very tall and has always been mistaken for being much older that her actual age.

This.

[Anonymous]

I nurse my 2.5 yo, but taught him early on that we don't do this outside the home, unless I tell him otherwise (plane rides and napping not at home, so not too often).
I don't see the point of doing it in public?

[Anonymous]

I think I'm going to keep nursing until 2nd grade just so I can whip out my boob at back-to-school night and see how many of you judgmental bitches I can shock into aneurisms in one fell swoop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I nurse my 2.5 yo, but taught him early on that we don't do this outside the home, unless I tell him otherwise (plane rides and napping not at home, so not too often).
I don't see the point of doing it in public?

Just curious, what is the point at all at 2 1/2?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must you look at every person who is eating in the restaurant? Just look at your family and your food, god!

Does each of you wear a pair of Sensory Deprivator 5000? How do you not glance around the room? There are lots of things to be done in the world, many of them not suitable for a shared space for public eating. Like clipping your fingernails. Nursing a four year old. Suctioning out a tracheotomy hole (at least nursing is eating. I very nearly threw up when someone started doing this to their son, especially since he didn't seem distressed and they were five feet from a restroom.).

Excellent .gif, by the way, PP.

Seriously? Your enough of a medical expert to be able to tell when a child with a trach needs to be suctioned, and yet you're suggesting someone use a dirty public restroom for that purpose?

Suctioning is the equivalent of swallowing. I assume you go into the bathroom whenever you need to do that right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This gif is amazing! LOVE you for posting this!!!

[Anonymous]

Same to the woman at Whole Foods sit down in Alexandria she brought back my D-Mer. I wanted to throw up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I nurse my 2.5 yo, but taught him early on that we don't do this outside the home, unless I tell him otherwise (plane rides and napping not at home, so not too often).
I don't see the point of doing it in public?

See, I think this is perfectly reasonable. I get that some kids really enjoy the bond of breastfeeding, and I have no objections to comfort nursing, as long as mother and child are happy with it. I do think it's weird to nurse publicly beyond the age where kids would normally start having talks about keeping parts of their bodies private. The inconsistency of mom removing her clothes in public to snuggle with teaching a young kid that their clothes should stay on in public is odd to me.

[Anonymous]

So, was she hawt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I nurse my 2.5 yo, but taught him early on that we don't do this outside the home, unless I tell him otherwise (plane rides and napping not at home, so not too often).
I don't see the point of doing it in public?

Just curious, what is the point at all at 2 1/2?

Comfort, health, bonding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think I'm going to keep nursing until 2nd grade just so I can whip out my boob at back-to-school night and see how many of you judgmental bitches I can shock into aneurisms in one fell swoop.

Kids generally don't attend back to school night so yes, whipping out your saggy tits in that situation would raise a few eyebrows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must you look at every person who is eating in the restaurant? Just look at your family and your food, god!

Does each of you wear a pair of Sensory Deprivator 5000? How do you not glance around the room? There are lots of things to be done in the world, many of them not suitable for a shared space for public eating. Like clipping your fingernails. Nursing a four year old. Suctioning out a tracheotomy hole (at least nursing is eating. I very nearly threw up when someone started doing this to their son, especially since he didn't seem distressed and they were five feet from a restroom.).

Excellent .gif, by the way, PP.

Seriously? Your enough of a medical expert to be able to tell when a child with a trach needs to be suctioned, and yet you're suggesting someone use a dirty public restroom for that purpose?

Suctioning is the equivalent of swallowing. I assume you go into the bathroom whenever you need to do that right?

Actually it is more the equal to coughing, clearing your throat or blowing your nose. Its not even close to swallowing.
Having suctioned thousands of patients over the years, I've taken my share of suction induced projectiles. I would not suggest doing it in a restaurant. Having a glob of mucous flop onto a stranger's dinner plate would (I am assuming...) not go over well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Must you look at every person who is eating in the restaurant? Just look at your family and your food, god!

Does each of you wear a pair of Sensory Deprivator 5000? How do you not glance around the room? There are lots of things to be done in the world, many of them not suitable for a shared space for public eating. Like clipping your fingernails. Nursing a four year old. Suctioning out a tracheotomy hole (at least nursing is eating. I very nearly threw up when someone started doing this to their son, especially since he didn't seem distressed and they were five feet from a restroom.).

Excellent .gif, by the way, PP.

Seriously? Your enough of a medical expert to be able to tell when a child with a trach needs to be suctioned, and yet you're suggesting someone use a dirty public restroom for that purpose?

Suctioning is the equivalent of swallowing. I assume you go into the bathroom whenever you need to do that right?

How many trachs have you suctioned? As an RN who has suctioned hundreds I can tell you that it's NOTHING like swallowing. It's generally not a hygienic process (lots of aerosolized sputum involved). Please only type when you know what you're talking about next time.

[Anonymous]

Mind your own breasts, dude!